tv The Travel Show BBC News June 24, 2018 1:30pm-2:01pm BST
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we are half sport centre. thank you. we are half an hour into england's second group game at the world cup in russia and so game at the world cup in russia and so far in nizhny novgorod they're 2-0 so far in nizhny novgorod they're 2—0 up against panama. the first goal came from a cornerjust eight minutes in. trippier took it and john stones was left unmarked to power in the manchester city defender‘s first goal for england. then england were awarded a penalty after lingard was brought down. kane took it, the captain coolly converting. these are live pictures. just under 15 minutes to play in the first half. england are very much in control. a victory for them will see them into the last 16 with one game
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to spare. let's take a look at the rest of today's fixtures. england's cricketers meanwhile are closing in on a 5—0 one—day series whitewash against australia at old trafford. australia won the toss and chose to bat. they were bowled out for 205 with 15 overs to spare. they turned up in their thousands at old trafford, hoping to see something they'd never seen before, an australian side on the receiving end of a series whitewash. it looks like there were runs to be had. 50 rattled off in just 11.5 overs. but a change of bowling and a change of fortune. moeen ali with the breakthrough, two wickets in three balls. australia were still in the
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game at 90—2. travis batting well. until this. ushering in another australia collapse. shaun marsh has beenin australia collapse. shaun marsh has been in good form and great work with the clubs got him. tim paine was the next ago. england taking three wickets for just ten runs. was the next ago. england taking three wickets forjust ten runs. and something pretty from jos buttler. the tourist very much on the ropes. australia all out for 205, over to england's batsmen. with wimbledon lurking around the corner a familiarface with wimbledon lurking around the corner a familiar face is with wimbledon lurking around the corner a familiarface is back in form just in time. novak djokovic has reached his first final in a year at queens in london. the 12 time grand slam champion plays marin cilic in the final later after beating jeremy chardy in the semifinals yesterday. that is live on bbc two and the bbc sports website at 2:30pm. let's ta ke
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website at 2:30pm. let's take a look at the england score before we go. still 2—0. harry maguire hasjust sent score before we go. still 2—0. harry maguire has just sent a header over the bar just maguire has just sent a header over the barjust a short while ago. england very much in control of this match. 2—0 up at the moment, thanks toa match. 2—0 up at the moment, thanks to a first england goal forjohn stones and a penalty for captain harry kane. his third goal of the tournament now. this is live on bbc 0ne. just around 12 minutes left to go in the first half. and that all of the sport for now. now, the travel show. this week we're in cairo, where i get to check out a new style of music that has become a youtube sensation. we head to italy for a cut—price guide to florence. there are many, many places you can see forfree in florence. florence is an open—air museum. we find out how to make your travel
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pictures pop online. and we take a walk on the wild side in spain. we start this week in florence. it's one of the most beautiful cities in italy, full of renaissance art and architecture. but recent price increases at art galleries and museums have scared off some travellers. so we sent keith wallace to see if there are ways to experience this iconic italian city on a budget. they call it the cradle
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of the renaissance, and you can see why. the streets, piazzas and galleries drip with pieces from some of the most celebrated figures in history. giotto, donatello, michelangelo, leonardo da vinci. here's where you go if you want to see all those masters in one place. it is the uffizi gallery and it is incredibly popular. you can tell that because there is a huge queue. are you paying the 20 euros? quite expensive. yes, but i hope it's worth it. me too. this year the uffizi has more than doubled its entry fee from 8 euros to 20 euros, if you go in high season. which is obviously a lot of money and frankly more than i could afford. if you bring your family here on holiday you will find your budget depleting quickly.
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there's a 38 euro combined ticket, which gets you into a variety of museums and art galleries. and also a 50 euro annual subscription. for comparison, the equivalent ticket at the louvre in paris and at madrid's prado museum is 15 euros. at london's national gallery, admission is free. so much impressions. we see art from 400 years, i think. so i am very impressed. and the price, 20 euros? a little too high, i say. the art was pretty amazing but at the same time i think it should be more inclusive, because that's what art is about. but if you're unable or unwilling to cough up, you will not completely miss out. there are incredible buildings and statues around every corner. ciao!
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francesca tells me she thinks the city is one big open—air gallery. so, tell me about david. he was made by michelangelo when he was just 26 years old. he made it for the city. at the end of the 1800s the city decided to put the statue inside the museum and they made a copy. wait, so that is a fake david? yes, a fake david. well, it is a replica, we don't like the word fake. it is a replica from the 1900s, 1911, actually. it is a modern one. but this is definitely real. just around the corner from david lies a tiny, unassuming chapel you would normally walk straight past. this is one of the hidden gems of florence, an institution which is probably unknown even to most florentines. the chapel is a charitable institution founded in the 15th century for middle—classes who had
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fallen on hard times. it still operates today and meets every friday to decide who should benefit from its donations. but it's the art we're here for. so, the frescoes were made by domenico ghirlandaio. he was the main renaissance artist and he was, by the way, the master of michelangelo. you always recognise the good men because of their clothing. they have the red and black robes. and also, they always have paper in their hands because it was a contract, they needed to leave everything written down, and the money in the other hand. seems like an odd place to bring me. it is. our next stop won't be on many itineraries but francesca maintains it gives you a fascinating insight into florentine history. we have chapels with spires and arches and pointed arches and marbles, egyptian style, for example, or neo—reinassance style. statues made by the greatest names, actually. if you didn't want to pay the 20 euros to get in to the uffizi
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there is still plenty to see in florence and you wouldn't feel like you've missed out. absolutely. there are plenty of places to see for free in florence. florence is an open—air museum. but the renaissance was about science as well as art. so here is one final recommendation i have been given. inside this florentine palace they're attempting to find out the following. if i take a bean plant down a fast slide, will it feel less stressed as me? i'm serious. this is a good contraption, isn't it? i need one of these for pottering around the garden. the slide was designed by carsten holler, who has installed similar chutes in london's tate modern and new york's new museum. it's faster than you would expect. once you're down, you hand over your little green friend for some tests. once you're down, you hand
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over your little green friend for some tests. and take it for the measurements. people say, "i talk to my plants all the time." there's really no scientific evidence to say... you could find that evidence! we could, perhaps. we are doing this through measurements about whether the plant can bring in co2 or release water and whether those values change depending on the conditions, so if they went down the slide or they did not go down the slide, if they went down with a person or not. 0k, what kind of results are you seeing so far? the control plants which come from the growth room have the highest values of photosynthetic rate, for example. the plants which are going down the slide, those values are lower. when we have them go down the slide with a person who values are even lower. so there is something negative that is happening with the plant and that it experiences as it goes
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down the slide. while the results are inconclusive as yet, my plant, it turns out, showed signs of severe stress and leaf trauma. the florence experiment continues at the palazzo strozzi until the 26th of august. that was keith wallace, exploring the beautiful city of florence without breaking the bank. and if you're keen to take a trip to italy, here are some travel show tips on things to maybe think about before you go. if you're after a beach holiday, the southern region of campania might be worth looking at this year. it now has more blue flag clean beach awards than any other area of the country, except liguria and tuscany. in total, italy now has 10% of all the world's blue flag beaches. the sistine chapel is a perennially popular thing to see in rome, but there is a new show that brings some of michelangelo's stunning frescoes to life. secrets of the sistine chapel uses electronic music, laser projection and high—definition images of the artwork in a 9 million euro stage production.
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but if food is at the top of your list of reasons to visit italy, why not check out a foodie theme park that has recently opened close to bologna? italy world opened at the end of last year and it's a massive site —— eataly world opened at the end of last year and it's a massive site where you can explore food factories and attend a choice of up to 30 events or classes every day. we are heading across the mediterranean now from italy to malaga in spain, where you will find the caminito del ray, or kings park, which has been described as one of the world's scariest hikes. i would look away now if you're not a fan of heights. still to come on the travel show: mike is here with the latest in trending travel, including the buskers who've gone cashless
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and the best colours to use to make your pictures pop online. and i hit the streets here in cairo to meet the young performers at the forefront of the new music craze that's taking the country by storm. so stay with us for that. it's time for trending travel, our pick of the best travel stories, photos, and videos that have come across our feed this month. more and more of us are going cashless on our travels, but as we switch to contactless cards and mobile payments, there is one type of person who misses out, the humble busker. there's so space for change in a digital wallet, leaving a trail of empty hats and guitar cases. that's why london recently became the first city in the world to try out contactless payments to street musicians. it's just so much better as a busker. it doesn't interrupt my flow.
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i can just play. and then someone can tap and itjust resets and i don't have to stop playing to re—input the amount. i just leave it and it stays the same all the time. i think it's growing. i think it's something people will need to get used to over time. i'm hoping in the future it will be something people use regularly. people seem really impressed by the idea of it in general. it's so much more convenient for people. this is the future. if the world's your officer can be hard to find a quiet space to work. that's why business travellers going through new york's la guardia airport have the chance to book a jabbrrbox. it's an office on demand, a bookable cubicle with internet access and a charging port. this is the first one that's been stalled in a public place. you'll have to pay for the privilege though. prices begin at $10 for 15 minutes. researchers from ad agency the pantone colour institute claim to have identified the science of sharing. the four colours most likely to get your travel
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pictures liked and shared. drum roll please. the fours colours are aqua blue, mud brown, leaf green, and coral pink. so find a scene that combines those four elements and watch the instagram likes pile—up. now for some of the best photos you have sent us using the hashtag travel tuesday. scott sent us this view over greenland from the cockpit of a 747. chiara followed this road to the old man of store in scotland. and slavomir shared this rainbow sunset from slovakia. now, let's look at the travel videos clocking up the views this month. lebanon marks 75 years of independence this year. the country has seen its fair share of conflict over the years and travel warnings remain in place for several areas. we spoke to two filmmakers about their experiences. i was born and raised in lebanon. so to express this special
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relationship with my country i wanted to shoot and show intimate moments, for example when my grandma is cooking. if you would like to visit the country, first of all, don't forget to try all the lebanese food, because lebanese cuisine is extremely fabulous. second of all, don't be scared to interact with lebanese people, because lebanese people are really friendly. my videos are dynamic, first, i like to use my camera like a third hand, almost. when i'm shooting. i move a lot. i look for people, faces, architecture. and don't forget, if you have a favourite travel moment
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you want to share with us and the rest of the world, tag us with hashtag bbc travel show. well, to finish this week's programme, here in cairo a new music genre has risen from the streets to inspire a freshfaced generation of stars. i've been to meet some of them. since 2002, tourists wanting to hear traditional egyptian folk music have gone to the makan cultural centre. tonight the band mazaher is playing zar, which has roots in east african ritual. in egypt today there is supposedly only a handful of people who still perform it. i have been told that
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zar is mainly performed by women and that hypnotic, rhythmic thumping of drums is a traditional and ritualistic form of community healing. it's really spiritual. but on the streets, there's a new kind of music that mixes folk traditions with an aggressive new sound. this is mahragan. music plays. it means festive, it means festival. it is very much a street music. it evolved from a previous genre, called chaabi, it means of the people or popular. and it's very, very unique to egypt, and specifically cairo. it's loud and brash and has roots
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very similar to the way hip hop evolved in new york. you will mostly find them, 90% of the time, in working class areas, in small alleyways, they will put on a show, bring out the lights and speakers and put on a show in the street. and how are tourists receiving the music? yeah, because it's commercialising at this point, it was an underground type of music and is filtering to the commercial scene, you will see it in a classy nightclub sometimes play one of these tracks. it is very now and very unique to this period we are in these days. do you think the revolution and the protests, do you think from that there was a lot of creativity born? absolutely, absolutely. say what you will about the status of egypt right now, what is abundantly clear is that people have come out of their shells, there is a sense of self expression that perhaps wasn't there so much before.
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previously, a lot of people wanted to look outwards for music and arts and culture, they looked to the us and americans scenes for the music we all listen to, recently it has been a source of pride that we are producing an interesting type of music that has been very well received. mahragan has launched the careers of a new generation of egyptian music stars. i'm about to meet a band that have a hit that has had 125 million youtube views. shobeik lobeik is a 3—piece band from alexandria. hassan writes and composes the songs. his friend and collaborator, ahmed, is one of the managers. and ahmed's cousin ferris is the singer.
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despite these defined roles, they still have some creative differences. what about your biggest hit single? what was it called? a lot of mahragan combines driving beats with performers singing about the issues that affect their lives. there is no friend is about friendships falling apart. and what about abroad, are you going to play in other countries, will you come to the uk and play some festivals? 0ther mahragan performers have
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started to play sets at european nightclubs. for now, club nights remain the best chance cairo's tourists to catch these modern egyptian beats. sadly, that's your lot from us for now. join us next week when: mike is in bulgaria, diving for long—lost treasure in the black sea. there is a giant flying saucer slowly flying over your head. get an exclusive the travel show look inside a fascinating building from the country's more recent communist past.
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make sure you join us for that, if you can. don't forget you can keep up with us in real—time on social media. all the details should be on your screens. but from me and all the travel show team here in cairo, it's goodbye. iam not i am not sure there is too much need to travel far from our shores with the weather looking so good in the uk. if sunny, hot weather is what you like. this was taken earlier from buckinghamshire, showing you
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just a bit of high cloud around. beautiful out there at the moment. it is set to stay dry and sunny. it will warm up further both by day and night. we have this high pressure with us. it is keeping the weather fronts at bay, sending them further north and east. 0ver fronts at bay, sending them further north and east. over the west of russia varies a lot of showers. here in the uk, rest of the day, little change, more sunshine than yesterday for scotland and northern ireland. 0vernight we could pick up more cloud for the highlands and islands of scotland, possibly for east anglia and the south—east. but it is looking like another fine anglia and the south—east. but it is looking like anotherfine night, not as cool ‘s recent nights. temperatures are reaching higher levels by day, so they will not drop as far by night, and that will continue. —— not as cool as recent nights. it will not be as warm, but still into the low 20s by monday morning. fine and dry and sunny
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again on monday. cloud for the western and northern isles. the odd spot of drizzle here to the north of the great glen. southern and central scotland, it nearly into the mid—20s. we may have 29 somewhere, possibly 30, somewhere in the south and east. tuesday is a similar picture. more breeze towards the channel coast and channel islands. but it is a lovely, warm day elsewhere. into the high 20s for the welsh borders. mid—20s the northern ireland and scotland too. spot the difference on wednesday, a similar story. by that stage we might pick up story. by that stage we might pick up the easterly breeze in the southern half of the country. especially around the coasts. the higher temperatures will shift further towards the west. effectively if i'll be fine and dry for much of this week with temperatures responding. —— it'll be fine. a succession of days of
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unbroken sunshine. as strong as it gets at this time of year, temperatures getting into the high 20s in the southern half of the country, but not just 20s in the southern half of the country, but notjust the south, mid—to high 20s across many midland areas. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. the headlines: same place! harry kane helped england to make world cup history. england currently lead panama by 5—0 thanks to two penalties by the captain. new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030 are announced by the government. we know this is what people want. our research tells us parents really wa nt to research tells us parents really want to see all of the things that are driving them to buy more and eat more cut back on. voters head to the
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